To a layperson, technology and biological life may seem like opposite poles. However, the tech industry regularly draws lessons from living organisms, striving to build tools and systems that not only ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. In today’s column, I examine the emerging realization that ...

Fifteen years ago as of May 18th, The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves was published. In it, prolific science writer Matt Ridley made clear – with copious evidence – that humanity's condition ...

Imagine a large city recovering from a devastating hurricane. Roads are flooded, the power is down, and local authorities are overwhelmed. Emergency responders are doing their best, but the chaos is ...

Collective intelligence in a team or group emerges when the intelligence of individuals is coordinated in some way. Of course, individuals develop in characteristic ways from birth to death, and it’s ...

Researchers have developed a collective intelligence approach to increase the accuracy of medical diagnoses. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Human Development, the Institute for ...

Cybersecurity is no longer just a concern for IT departments but a critical business imperative. Savvy organizations recognize this but given the ever-evolving threat landscape and an oversaturated ...

Researchers from The University of Tokyo have found that single cells in collective chemotaxis act like agents in distributed reinforcement learning, utilizing the environment as an “external memory” ...

Collective intelligence is on the rise—and it is, in fact, much more effective than our individual brains. That’s the main argument that neuroscientist and bestselling author Hannah Critchlow presents ...